West Indies

The India all-rounder is just two ranking points ahead of his West Indies counterpart

"All my local, regional and international experiences have prepared me to make a significant ongoing impact in West Indies cricket," said Sammy

Maharaj became the first spinner from South Africa to bag a Test hattrick

The left-arm spinner became only the second South African to take a hat-trick in Test cricket

West Indies need 309 runs to level the series and have all 10 wickets in hand

The hosts were bundled out for just 149 after the Proteas managed 298 in their first innings

The Proteas skipper scored 77 off 237 to help his team recover from 37/3 to 218/5 on day one of the second Test against West Indies

Steven Smith too will not be part of this tour due to an elbow injury

The right-arm paceman took 5/34 as the Proteas won the game by an innings and 63 runs

Having struggled in his previous four Test matches with the burden of captaincy, the South Africa 'keeper seemed more at ease without that responsibility